Automobile pull and lift.



Z. E. HOUSE.

AUTOMOBILE PULL AND LIFT. I

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I7. 1915.

1 ,1 87,31 9. Patented June 13, 1916.

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AUTOMOBILE PULL AND LIFT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-17,1915.

1,187,319. Patented June 13, 1916.

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ZACHARIAH EfHoUsE, or class LAKE, MINNEso'rA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF r0 CLINTON A. EVANS, 0F CASS LAKE, MINNESOTA.

AUTOMOBILE PULL AND LIFT.

To all'wiwm z't may concern:

Beit known that I, ZACHARIAH E. Home,

a citizen of the United States, and'a resident of Cass Lake, in the county of Cass and State of Minnesota, have invented cermobile or to pullthe same forward, and for use in many other capacities.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the improvement, showing one position of use of the same; Figs. 2 and 3 are similar views showing other positions; Fig. 4 is a rear view; Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 4-, Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged section through the shaft on line 77 of Fig. 4:.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a standard or upright 1, and

a base 2, the base and standard being of wood or like light, strong material, of suitable dimensions, and the base is long enough and wide enough to afford a firm support in sand, soft ground or the like, and the base is arranged transverselyof the lower end of the standard as shown.

The base is provided with an opening 3 near its lower end, through which is passed a loop 4 of flexible material, as for instance cord or rope, and this loop is passed around the base, as shown. The base at each side of the upper face is cut away or notched.

as shown at 5, to prevent cutting of the loop 4, and a second loop 6 is connected with the loop 4, the loops being "passed through each other for anchoring the standard and base.

A hearing plate 7 of substantially U-sha'pe is connected with the upper end of the standard, the bearing plate fitting one face of the standard, and having its sidewalls 8' fitting the opposite side edges, and the plate is secured to'the standard by bolts or rivets 9. The plate also has a flange 10 at its top, which overlaps the upper end of the. standard, and the plate has two bearing lugs Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented June 13, 1916.

Application filed August 17, 1915. Serial No. 46,004..

ll extending above the-standard, and spaced apart from each other. A hollow shaft 12 is journaled in the lugs11,the said shaft extendingbeyond the lugs at both ends,.and a collar 13xis.arranged-onthe shaft outside of one of the lugs, and-is held in place by a pin 14 or the, like. A ratchet, wheel 15 1S'II10I 1Ilt6d on the other end of the shaft,

adjacent to'the bearing. lug, and the hub or hearing 16 of'a handle .17 encircles the shaft outside of the ratchet wheel. This hub or hearing and the ratchet wheel 15 are heldin place on the shaft by a cross pin 18 passing diametrically in the same manner as the pin '14. A holding pawl 19 ispivoted to that hearing 11 adjacent to the handle, by means of a bolt and nut 20, and this pawl is normally pressed into engagement with the ratchet wheel 15 by means of a spring 21, Asecond pawl 22 is pivoted on the handle 17, by means of a bolt and nut 23, and a' spring 24 normally pressesthe pawl into engagement with the ratchet wheel. The pawl 22. is a lifting or moving pawl, for moving the'ratchet wheel and shaft, while the pawl 19 is a holding pawl, to prevent reverse rotation of the shaft.

It will be noticed that the ratchet wheel 15 is secured tothe shaft in any suitable or desired manner.

A flexible member 25, as for instance, a cord,'rope or wire, winds upon the shaft 12 at one end, and the said shaft is in effect a reel or drum. Theotheror'free-end of the flexible member is provided with a hook 26. Y a

The handle 17 is" a pawl carrying lever or arm, for operating the shaft or reel, and itwill be evident that by means of this lever and the pawls 19 and 22, the flexible member 25 may bewound onto the shaft or reel. The attached end of the flexible member 25 is passed throughfa'n opening in the hollow shaft, and is knottedon the inside of the shaft, as indicated at'27, to prevent disengagement ,of the flexible member.

. A handle or lever 28 is hinged to the standard at'the front face thereof, or at the opposite face from 'the bearing plate 7 by means of a hinge consisting of a plane leaf 29 and an angle leaf 30. The plane leaf 29 is "secured'to the handle by means of screws or the like, and the angle leaf consists of two portions extending at a right angle with respect to each other, the outermost portion being secured to the standard. Thus the handle or lever 28 may swing into the position of Figs. 1 and 5, when not in use, or into the position of Figs. 2 and 3, and when in the latter position the handle or lever 28 serves as an extension handle to increase leverage, and to assist in manipulating the device. This handle may be locked in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3, by means of a bolt 31. This bolt passes through the standard near its upper end, and the head 'is counter-sunk on the face adjacent to the bearing plate 7. The bolt is of a length to extend a considerable distance beyond the opposite face of the standard, and a nut 32 v is threaded on the bolt, and bears against the face of the standard remote from the head of the bolt. A second nut 33 is threaded onto the bolt, and this nut is designed to hold the handle or lever 28 in the position of Figs. '2 and 3. WVhen the handle 28 is swung up into upright position, the end of the handle adjacent to the hinge will seat upon the upper face of the horizontal portion of the hinge leaf 30, and the bolt 31' will pass through an opening 34 in the lever or handle.

Before swinging the handle or lever upwardly the nut 33 is removed, and after the bolt 31 passes through the opening 34, the

' nut 33 is turned onto the bolt, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to hold the lever or handle tightly in place.

In use, the device may be used to pull a vehicle from stalled position, as for instance, when the vehicle is stuck in the mud or in deep sand. As shown in Fig. 1, the vehicle 35 has its four wheels sunkin the ground. In order todraw out the vehicle, the device is arranged as shown in Fig. 1. The loop 6 is engaged witha fixed support 46, as for instance a stake driven into the ground. The ends of a flexible member, either a rope, chain or wire are connected with the axle of the vehicle, near the opposite wheels and in any suitable or desired manner. The central portion of this flexible member 37 is engaged by the hook 26. The handle 28 is turned down into the position shown, that is into inoperative position. Now by means of the lever 17 the shaft 12 is turned to wind up the flexible member 25, and since that end of the standard remote from the vehicle 35 is anchored, the vehicle must move when the tension is suflicient, and the vehicle will be drawn out of the sand or mud hole. Since the pawls 19 and22 are spring pressed, they require no attention from the operator, and he need only operate the lever 17, vibrating the same to wind up the flexible member.

When it is required to jack up the wheels for any purpose, as for instance, toreplace or repair a tire, or to change a wheel, the

device is arranged as shown in Fig. '2. The nut 33 is first removed, and the handle 28 is turned up into the position of Fig. 2, with the bolt 31 passing through the'opening 34:. The nut 33 is now turned home, to clamp the handle 28 in this position. A portion of the flexible member 25 is drawn off from the reel, and the hook 26 is engaged with the axle of'the vehicle 35, at the center, the

base 2 resting upon the ground. The operator now grasps the handle 28 with the left hand, and with the right hand he moves the free end of the lever 17 upward and downward, winding up the flexible member 25 on the shaft 12.

Because of the large base, the standard will not sink into the ground, and the vehicle will be lifted. The entire front of the vehicle may be lifted, or either wheel. In lifting the ends of the vehicle the device is placed near the center of the axle, while to lift either wheel the device is placed near the wheel to be lifted.

In cases where the vehicle could not be pulled out of a mud hole or out of the sand by the procedure shown in Fig. 1, that shown in Fig. 3 maybe used. Inthis arrangement the handle 28 is arranged as in Fig. 2. The standard 1 is inclined, so that the base 2 is well on the inner side of the axle. A portion of the flexible member 25 is drawn off, and the hook 26 is engaged with the axle as shown. The operator supports the upper end of the standard with his left hand on the lever 28, and with his right hand he operates the lever 17 swinging the free end downward. This winds up the flexible member on the shaft 12, and the front wheels will be lifted and drawn forward. It is obvious that many other uses would occur in actual practice.

In cases where the position of the jack would interfere with the work being done, as for instance, in removing a tire from a rear wheel, the device might be engaged with the hub, and when so placed it is obvious that it would be in the way of removing the tire. In such cases, it will be understood, the vehicle will be propped when at the proper height, and the device will be released during the work on the wheel. It may afterward be replaced to lower the wheel if desired. The user might carry a suitable support to supplement the uses of the jack. I

I claim: a

1. An automobile jack, comprising a standard having at one end abase and provided at the other with laterally spaced alined bearing lugs, a shaft j ournaled in the lugs, and provided at one end with a ratchet wheel, a lever ournaled on the shaft at the end adjacent to the ratchet wheel, a spring pressedv pawl on the lever engaging the ratchet wheel, a spring pressed holding pawl j ournaled on one of the bearing lugs and engaging the ratchet wheel to prevent reverse rotation of the shaft, a flexible member winding at one end on the shaft and provided at the other end witha hook, said standard having a transverse opening at the base, a loop of flexible material engaging the opening, a second loop engaging the first named loop, a lever hinged to the standard at one face and adapted to swing downward into inoperative position on the standard or upward into operative position and to extend above the standard, and means for rigidly connecting the lever to the standard in said last named position.

2. An automobile jack, comprising a standard having at one end a base and provided at the other with laterally spaced alined bearing lugs, a shaft j ournaled in the lugs, and provided at one end with a ratchet wheel, a lever journaled on the shaft at the end adjacent to the ratchet wheel, a spring pressed pawl on the lever engaging the ratchet wheel, a spring pressed holding pawl journaled on one of the bearing lugs and engaging the ratchet wheel to prevent reverse rotation of the shaft, a flexible member winding at one end on the shaft and provided at the other end with a hook, a lever hinged to the standard at one face and adapted to swing downward into inoperative position on the standard, or upward into operative position and to extend above the standard, and means for rigidly connecting the lever to the standard in said last named position.

3. An automobile ack, comprising a standard having at one end a base, and having at the other a pair of laterally spacedbearings lugs, a shaft journaled in the bearing lugs, a flexible member winding on the shaft, a ratchet wheel secured to the shaft,

a lever journaled on the shaft and having a spring pressed pawl engaging the ratchet wheel, a holding pawl on the standard for the ratchet wheel, a lever hinged to one face of the standard intermediate the ends thereof and adapted to swing upward against the standard into operative position and to extend above the standard in such position, or to swlng downward 1nto 1noper-,

'of the standard intermediate the ends thereof and adapted to swing upward against the standard into operative position and to extend above the shaft in such position or to swing downward into inoperative position, and means for rigidly connecting the lever to the standard in said first named position.

ZACHARIAH E. HOUSEQ Copies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the "Commissioner oi Patent; Washington, D. 0. 

